Harold's Chicken Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 7, 2018
• address8316 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Harold's Chicken Shack clean?

Harold's Chicken Shack is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 7, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 7, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION INFORMING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-203.11(A) OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN FRONT PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINK. HAND WASHING SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED DUCT TAPE ON DOOR JAMS AND NO GASKETS ON REACH-IN COOLER DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE COOLER DOOR GASKETS. OBSERVED NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL FRYER CABINETS, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, HOLDING UNITS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP AND DEBRIS ON ELECTRICAL OUTLETS, ELECTRICAL WIRING, FAN, WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 OBSERVED MISSING FILTER INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE MISSING FILTER IN VENTILATION HOOD. 6-202.11 OBSERVED INSUFFICIENT LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP/ DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT SHIELDS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 OBSERVED MISSING FILTER INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE MISSING FILTER IN VENTILATION HOOD. 6-202.11 OBSERVED INSUFFICIENT LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP/ DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT SHIELDS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack has 10 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2010.

Harold's Chicken Shack vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.